VinePair

JULY 9, 2025

Tater TED Talks In 2016, at the Bar Institute, a bartender trade show in Baltimore, longtime bourbon collector and Louisville bar owner Matthew Landan presented a seminar titled “Underground Whiskey: How to Navigate the Collector’s Market for Fun and Profit.” Tater Baiting Credit: KROGMAN’S By 2020 the tater had become self-aware.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2016, I opened ROKC (Ramen Oysters Kitchen Cocktails) in Hamilton Heights, and following its success, I opened NR (’N ROLL) on the Upper East Side in Fall of 2019. Many of the cocktails incorporate house-made syrups, jams, infused liquors, and more. It features tequila, cardamon, saffron, golden kiwi, mango, and honey.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

With the purchase of Clear Creek Distillery in 2014 and Captive Spirits in 2016, the company now offers a portfolio of brands that span every level on a liquor store shelf, and nearly every spirit a cocktail bar would need. Big Gin was created by bartenders for bartenders.

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Brandy Vodka Tequila Bartender 241

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

So went spirits critic Robert Whitley’s 2002 review of Ciclón, a just-released Barcardí product that combined the brand’s Gold Rum with “blue agave” tequila and a “hint” of natural lime juice. The spirits giant’s own motto was a little more blunt: “90% rum, 10% tequila, 100% un-be-lievable!” “ It’s new, it’s hip, it’s a mere $14. ”

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Rum Tequila Nightclub Bartender 105

Cheers

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The acquisition stands to make Cognac the fourth major leg of Campari Group, according to the company, along with aperitifs, bourbon and tequila. Campari has been purchasing superpremium French spirit brands in recent years, starting with the 2016 acquisition of the Grand Marnier Cognac-based liquor brand and distillery in France.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 10, 2024

Wyoming Whiskey releases Outryder 2024, and Next Century Spirits releases a tequila-finished bourbon. In 2016, after Nally had left Wyoming Whiskey, it was time to bottle. Bear Fight Kentucky Reserve is 3 Year Old Bourbon whiskey finished in reposado tequila casks.

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Whiskey Tequila Liquor Bottling 98

The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 10, 2024

Wyoming Whiskey releases Outryder 2024, and Next Century Spirits releases a tequila-finished bourbon. In 2016, after Nally had left Wyoming Whiskey, it was time to bottle. Bear Fight Kentucky Reserve is 3 Year Old Bourbon whiskey finished in reposado tequila casks.

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Whiskey Tequila Liquor Bottling 98